Lexus IS300 2003 Basic Functions / LEXUS 2003 IS300 OWNER'S MANUAL (OM53439U)

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Using your audio system: some basics
This section describes some of the basic features of the Lexus
audio system. Some information may not pertain to your
system.
Your audio system works when the ignition key is in the ºACCº
or ºONº position.
NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being discharged, do not leave the car audio on longer than necessary when theengine is not running.
(a) Turning the system on and off
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Push this knob to turn the audio system on and off. Turn
this knob to adjust the volume.
The system turns on in the last mode used.
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Push ºAMº, ºFMº, ºT APEº or ºDISCº to turn on that mode.
The selected mode turns on directly.
Push these buttons if you want to switch from one mode to
another.
If the tape or disc is not set, the cassette player or compact disc
player does not turn on.
You can turn off the cassette player by ejecting the cassette
tape. If the audio system was previously off, then the entire
audio system will be turned off when you eject the cassette
tape. If another function was previously playing, it will come on
again.
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In the ºTAPEº or ºCDº mode, the applicable functions are
shown in the lowest part of the display. Push the switch
just below to turn on each function.
(b) Tone and balance
How good an audio program sounds to you is largely
determined by the mix of the treble, mid±range, and bass
levels. In fact, different kinds of music and vocal programs
usually sound better with different mixes of treble, mid±range,
and bass.
A good balance of the left and right stereo channels and of the
front and rear sound levels is also important.
Keep in mind that if you are listening to a stereo recording or
broadcast, changing the right/left balance will increase the
volume of one group of sounds while decreasing the volume
of another.
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Each time you push the ºAUDIO CONTROLº knob, the
display changes as in the following. To adjust the tone
and balance, turn the knob.
BAS: Adjusts low±pitched tones.
MID: Adjusts mid±pitched tones.
TRE: Adjusts high±pitched tones.
FADE: Adjusts the sound balance between the front and rear
speakers.
BAL: Adjusts the sound balance between the right and left
speakers.
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200(c) Your radio antenna
To remove an antenna, carefully turn it counterclockwise.
NOTICE
To prevent damage to the antenna, make sure it is
removed before driving your vehicle through anautomatic car wash.
(d) Your cassette player
When you insert a cassette, the exposed tape should be to the
right.
NOTICE
Do not oil any part of the cassette player, and do not insert anything except a cassette tape into the slot.
(e) Your automatic changer (Type A only)
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Your automatic changer can be store up to 6 discs and play
selected discs or continuously play all the discs set in the
player.
When you set discs into the player, make sure their labels face
up. If not, the player will display ºERR 1º and the disc number.
NOTICE
Do not stack up two discs for insertion, or it will cause damage to the compact disc auto changer. Insert onlyone compact disc into slot at a time.
Never try to disassemble or oil any part of thecompact disc player. Do not insert anything otherthan compact discs into the slot.
Do not insert a disc upon another one.
The player is intended for use with 12 cm (4.7 in.) discs only.
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Radio operation
(a) Listening to the radio
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Push these buttons to choose either an AM or FM station.
ºAMº, ºFM1º or ºFM2º appears on the display.
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Turn the knob clockwise to step up the frequency. Turn
the knob counterclockwise to step down the frequency.
Your radio automatically changes to stereo reception when a
stereo broadcast is received. ºSTº appears on the display. If
the signal becomes weak, the radio reduces the amount of
channel separation to prevent the weak signal from creating
noise. If the signal becomes extremely weak, the radio
switches from stereo to mono reception. In this case, ºSTº
disappears from the display.
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1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Push
one of the station selector buttons ( 1±6 ) and hold
it until a beep is heard. This sets the station to the button
and the button number ( 1±6 ) appears on the display.
Each button can store one AM station and two FM stations. To
change the preset station to a different one, follow the same
procedure.
The preset station memory is cancelled when the power
source is interrupted by battery disconnection or a blown fuse. (c) Selecting a station
Tune in the desired station using one of the following methods.
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Preset
tuning: Push the button ( 1±6 ) for the station you want.
The button number ( 1±6 ) and station frequency appear on the
display.
Manual tuning: Turn the ºAUDIO CONTROLº knob clockwise
to step up the frequency. Turn the knob counterclockwise to
step down the frequency. (See page 201.)
Seek tuning: Push the ºSEEKº button. The radio will begin
seeking up or down for a station of the nearest frequency and
will stop on reception. Each time you push the button, the
stations will be searched out one after another.
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To scan all the frequencies: Push the ºSCANº button briefly.
ºSCANº appears on the display. The radio will find the next
station up the band, stay there for a few seconds, and then
scan again. To select a station, push the ºSCANº button a
second time.
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To scan the preset stations: Push the ºSCANº button until
you hear a beep. ºSCANº appears on the display. The radio
will tune in the next preset station up the band, stay there for
a few seconds, and then move to the next preset station. To
select a station, push the ºSCANº button a second time.
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AF (Alternative Frequency) function: A station providing
good reception is automatically selected if current
reception worsen.
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When you push the RDS button briefly, ºRDS SEARCHº is
displayed
and all the FM frequencies are searched. If no RDS
station is found, ºNOTHINGº is displayed for 2 seconds and
then disappears. If the appropriate stations are found,
ºFOUND XXSTº is displayed and began the reception of one
of these stations. (The band is FM type in that case.) If you
want to cancel the RDS function, push the RDS button until you
hear a beep sound. Then, ºRDSº disappears. (RDS is set up
ON initially. In order to turn the RDS on after canceling, push
the button to search appropriate stations. After the RDS
stations are found, RDS will be set up ON.) AF function is ON
when ºRDSº is displayed. REG is fixed to ON mode. (ºREGº
never be displayed.) TRAF (Traffic Announcement) function: A station that
regularly broadcasts traffic information is automatically
located and broadcast when the program starts.
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ºTAº is displayed while receiving a station broadcasting traffic
information.
ºTPº bl
inks when the TP mode (Traf fic Program standby mode)
is ON and the TP (Traf fic Program) station is not received. ºTPº
is displayed when the TP station is received.
1. When you push the TRAF button, ºTPº blinks. Also ºTRAF
SEEKº is displayed and a station broadcasting traffic
information is sought. (ºTPº is lit on the display.) When the
station broadcasting traffic information began to be received,
ºTRAF ANNOUNCEº is displayed. If the reception ends, the
display disappears. If any station is not found after circulating
a search, ºNO TRAF INFOº is displayed for 2 seconds and ºTPº
disappears.
2. To cancel the TA mode, push the ºTRAFº button until ºTPº
disappears from the display.
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3. When the ºTRAFº button is pushed in the ºTAPEº or ºCDº
mode, a station broadcasting traffic information is sought and
ºTAº appears on the display.
When the traffic information program starts, the ºTAPEº or
ºCDº mode is interrupted and the traffic information is
automatically
broadcast. During a traffic announcement, ºTraf
Announceº will appear on the display. When the program
ends, the initial operation resumes.
Traffic announcement can be canceled by turning RDS off, or
pressing the ºTRAFº button again. (e) TYPE (Program Types)
This button is used for program type (PTY) search of RDS
stations. 8 program types are available as listed here.
When
the RDS search (program type search) is not performed,
the TYPE button is unavailable. It become available in the FM
type±band after RDS search is performed.
If a program type search has previously been performed in
FM1 or FM2, the radio will return to the last active program
type.
If you are already in FM type mode and a program type is not
already being displayed, pushing this button will recall the
display for the current program type.
After a program type is being displayed, subsequent pushes
within 6 seconds will toggle through the available program
types. Pushing the ºTYPEº button repeatedly will increment or
decrement the display through the available program types in
the following order.
ROCK ALERT
EASY LIS MUSIC
CLS/JAZZ RELIGION
R&B INFORM
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in ºRDSº.
The following program type names are available. After a
program
type search, the radio will display one of the following
program types for 6 seconds, then the program type name for
6 seconds (if available). After that, it will display the program
service name of the current station. The following table lists
each display and its program type. Display
Program type (PTY)
MISC0
INFORM1
INFORM2
INFORM3
INFORM4
ROCK5
ROCK6
EASY LIS7
EASY LIS8
EASY LIS9
ROCK10
ROCK11
ROCK12
CLS/JAZZ13
CLS/JAZZ14
CLS/JAZZ15
R&B16
R&B17
MISC18
RELIGION19
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RELIGION
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MISC21
MISC22
MISC23
MISC24
MISC25
MISC26
MISC27
MISC28
MISC29
MISC30
ALERT31
(f) MSG (Message)
This button is used to display a radio text message. It is also
used to store and recall radio text messages.
To receive radio text, turn RDS on (see ºRDSº), and tune to an
RDS station that broadcasts radio text messages. When the
radio receives a radio TEXT message, ºMSGº will appear on
the display. Push this button at this time to display the radio text
message. The message display will be canceled if you
activate any function that affects the display. After the entire
messages has been displayed, the message will disappear.
To view the message again, push this button a second time.
To store a radio text message, push and hold this button for
more than 1.7 seconds while the message is being displayed.
A beep will sound, indicating that the message has been
stored. At this time ºMSG STOREDº appears on the display.
Up to three 64±character message can be stored. If 3
messages are already in storage, the oldest message will be
removed to make room for a new message.
To recall a radio text message, push this button for less than
1.7 seconds. The most recently received stored message will
appear on the display, even if it has already been displayed.
Pushing this button for less than 1.7 seconds while the most
recent m
essage is being displayed will recall the newest stored
message. If 2 or more message have been stored, the other
stored messages will be toggled through each time you push
this button (while a stored message is on display).
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